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Grant County

Population in July 2008: 356. Population change since 2000: -1.7%
 

Males: 189  (53.3%)
Females: 167  (46.7%)

Median resident age:  39.9 years
Wisconsin median age:  36.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $50,080 (it was $41,806 in 2000)
Watterstown:  $50,080
Wisconsin:  $50,578

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $20,727
Watterstown:  $20,727
Wisconsin:  $25,993

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $161,987 (it was $101,700 in 2000)
Watterstown:  $161,987
Wisconsin:  $168,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $190,119; Detached houses: $223,344; In 2-unit structures: $35,758; Mobile homes: $51,250

Watterstown, WI residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in Watterstown:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.1%)
  • Other Asian (3.0%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Watterstown: 79.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Ancestries: German (38.7%), Norwegian (17.7%), Irish (11.9%), English (11.6%), Czech (9.4%), United States (4.7%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 800 feet

Land area: 27.7 square miles.

Population density: 13 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Watterstown

  • High school or higher: 74.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.4%
  • Unemployed: 5.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 19.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Watterstown town

  • Never married: 20.6%
  • Now married: 62.2%
  • Separated: 0.7%
  • Widowed: 9.3%
  • Divorced: 7.2%

6 residents are foreign born

This town:  1.7%
Wisconsin:  3.6%


According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Watterstown:  1.6% ($1,611)
Wisconsin:  2.0% ($2,245)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Dubuque, IA (45.8 miles , pop. 57,686).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (60.9 miles , pop. 208,054).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (174.5 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Blue River, WI (1.4 miles ), Boscobel, WI (2.3 miles ), Richwood, WI (2.4 miles ), Muscoda, WI (2.5 miles ), Hickory Grove, WI (2.6 miles ), Muscoda, WI (2.8 miles ), Castle Rock, WI (2.8 miles ).

Latitude: 43.16 N, Longitude: 90.59 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 608

Watterstown household income distribution Watterstown home values distribution


Population change in the 1990s: -9 (-2.4%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (27%)
  • Repair and maintenance (11%)
  • Construction (10%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (10%)
  • Metal and metal products (7%)
  • Truck transportation (5%)
  • Educational services (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (14%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (10%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Social assistance (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Farmers and farm managers (19%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (17%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Woodworkers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (8%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Accountants and auditors (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)



Watterstown-area historical tornado activity is above Wisconsin state average. It is 109% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/11/1965, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 6.3 miles away from the Watterstown town center killed one person and injured 3 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 6/7/1984, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 33.8 miles away from the town center killed 9 people and injured 200 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.



Magnitude types:

Hospitals/medical centers near Watterstown:
  • BOSCOBEL AREA HEALTH CARE (about 6 miles; BOSCOBEL, WI)
  • RICHLAND HOSPITAL INC THE (about 17 miles; RICHLAND CENTER, WI)
  • GRANT REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER (about 23 miles; LANCASTER, WI)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Watterstown:
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-PLATTEVILLE (about 30 miles; PLATTEVILLE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 5,045)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE (about 55 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; FT enrollment: 8,669)
  • WESTERN WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 59 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,973)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN COLLEGES (about 60 miles; MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 8,737)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON (about 60 miles; MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 37,607)
  • LUTHER COLLEGE (about 61 miles; DECORAH, IA; FT enrollment: 2,566)
  • NORTHEAST IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CALMAR (about 65 miles; CALMAR, IA; FT enrollment: 2,393)

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Cemeteries: Beulah Cemetery (1), Blue River Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

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Average household size:
This town:  2.7 people
Wisconsin:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  74.6%
Whole state:  66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  6.0%
Whole state:  5.7%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  14.3%
Whole state:  8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  5.9%
Whole state:  3.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Watterstown, WI



Watterstown compared to Wisconsin state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.


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Educational Attainment



School Enrollment by Level of School





2004 Presidential Election results in Grant County Wisconsin:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (71%)
  • Wood (13%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (10%)
  • Utility gas (5%)
  • Electricity (1%)


Religion statistics for Watterstown

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaUnited Methodist ChurchUnited Church of ChristNew Testament Association Independent Baptist Churches/Other Fundamental Baptists
Adherents70.5%9.4%9.1%2.1%1.0%
Congregations21.1%10.5%18.9%6.3%3.2%
NamePresbyterian Church (USA)Evangelical Free Church of AmericaNational Association of Congregational Christian ChurchesOld Order AmishOther religions
Adherents0.8%0.8%0.8%0.7%4.8%
Congregations3.2%2.1%3.2%4.2%27.4%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


5.30% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,617 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.30%
Wisconsin average:  6.06%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Iowa County, WI  0.49% ($33,396 average AGI)
from Dane County, WI  0.47% ($30,379)
from Lafayette County, WI  0.42% ($37,282)


6.40% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($40,116 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.40%
Wisconsin average:  6.22%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Dane County, WI  0.98% ($97,317 average AGI)
to Dubuque County, IA  0.51% ($31,760)
to Iowa County, WI  0.44% ($27,841)


Strongest AM radio stations in Watterstown:
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
  • WKTY (580 AM; 5 kW; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: FAMILY RADIO, INC.)
  • WRCO (1450 AM; 1 kW; RICHLAND CENTER, WI; Owner: FRUIT BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
  • KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WTSO (1070 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
  • WMVP (1000 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Watterstown:
  • WHHI (91.3 FM; HIGHLAND, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WJTY (88.1 FM; LANCASTER, WI; Owner: JOY PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WGLR-FM (97.7 FM; LANCASTER, WI; Owner: QUEENB RADIO WISCONSIN, INC.)
  • WOLX-FM (94.9 FM; BARABOO, WI; Owner: ENTERCOM MADISON LICENSE, LLC.)
  • WQPC (94.3 FM; PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, WI; Owner: ROBINSON CORPORATION)
  • KATF (92.9 FM; DUBUQUE, IA; Owner: RADIO DUBUQUE, INC.)
  • WRCO-FM (100.9 FM; RICHLAND CENTER, WI; Owner: FRUIT BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WDMP-FM (99.3 FM; DODGEVILLE, WI; Owner: DODGE POINT BROADCASTING CO., INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Watterstown:
  • WDLS-LP (Channel 35; TOMAH, WI; Owner: MAGNUM RADIO, INC.)
  • W22CI (Channel 22; BLOOMINGTON, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 7
Total length: 34 meters (112ft)
Total average daily traffic: 10,190
Total average daily truck traffic: 649
Total future (year 2023) average daily traffic: 13,720

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